changing HDD

i have g3 ibook, 800mhz, 30gb hdd. i have another laptop (Windows XP OS) that has a 40gb hd. can i switch the hard drives? also, i don't have the mac osx tiger cd's so how would i go about getting the mac OS onto that new hdd if i was able to switch them?

thanks

skullcandy365 said:

i have g3 ibook, 800mhz, 30gb hdd. i have another laptop (Windows XP OS) that has a 40gb hd. can i switch the hard drives?

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As long as they have the same connection (serial ATA, for example), then yes.

also, i don't have the mac osx tiger cd's so how would i go about getting the mac OS onto that new hdd if i was able to switch them?

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Buy a copy of the OS from Apple or some other 3rd party.

how do i find out the type of connection?

What Windows laptop is it? Make and model...

acer aspire 3000